Spectrum of cutaneous manifestations in diabetes mellitus and their association with duration of diabetes mellitus: an observational study in a tertiary care hospital of South India

ABSTRACT

Background: Diabetes mellitus [DM] is a worldwide problem and the most common endocrine disorder. Cutaneous manifestations of DM generally appear subsequent to the development of the disease, but they may be the first presenting sign or even precede the primary disease manifestation by many years